Remote Research Scientist, Healthcare Analytics & Impact

Humana Inc; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 78,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking a Research Scientist 2 (Remote) to lead data-driven research that improves health outcomes while lowering costs for Medicare beneficiaries.

You will apply mathematical, statistical, epidemiologic and data science methods on high-volume data, partnering with clinicians and strategy partners to translate findings into actionable insights. The role requires distributed teamwork, strong communication, and the ability to navigate a multi-disciplinary environment to shape

Qualifications

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Interest in healthcare and population health impact.
• Independent and collaborative in a multi-disciplinary team.
• 1-3 years applying mathematics, statistics, epidemiology or econometrics to big data.
• Clear written and oral communication translating methods to business insights.
• Proficiency in Python or R for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Research, prototype and scale ideas to improve population health and delivery.
• Collaborate with analytic and business teams to set objectives and plans.
• Evaluate programs and measure new solutions to impact healthcare.
• Apply descriptive to prescriptive analytics on large datasets.
• Define clinical concepts and extract information from medical data for modeling.
• Translate analytic results into actionable business recommendations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Healthcare domain knowledge

Python

R

Statistics

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

PySpark

Spark

SQL

Job description

Humana Inc. is seeking a Research Scientist 2 (Remote) to lead data-driven research that improves health outcomes while lowering costs for Medicare beneficiaries.

You will apply mathematical, statistical, epidemiologic and data science methods on high-volume data, partnering with clinicians and strategy partners to translate findings into actionable insights. The role requires distributed teamwork, strong communication, and the ability to navigate a multi-disciplinary environment to shape